06 LC 38
0084
House
Resolution 1491
By:
Representative Sims of the
169th
A
RESOLUTION
Commemorating
the achievements and sacrifice made by Private James Boggan and renaming the
Bear Creek Bridge on Highway 32 West in Ambrose, Georgia, the Private James
Boggan Memorial Bridge; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Private James Boggan was born on December 22, 1925, in Ambrose, Georgia;
and
WHEREAS,
the Purple Heart was first established by George Washington during the
Revolutionary War and later revived by the War Department in February of 1932;
and
WHEREAS,
the Purple Heart is awarded to persons who, while serving in any capacity with
the United States Armed Services has been wounded or killed or who has died or
may thereafter die after being wounded; and
WHEREAS,
Private James Boggan of Ambrose, Georgia, received fatal wounds in Luxembourg
during World War II while serving in the United States Army that resulted in his
death on March 16, 1945, and was awarded the Purple Heart on June 11, 1945;
and
WHEREAS,
Private Boggan left behind him in Ambrose, Georgia, his parents, the late Cecil
D. Boggan and Mary Grantham Boggan, as well as six brothers and sisters;
and
WHEREAS,
Private Boggan is an example of a generation of young soldiers who gave their
lives during World War II in the fight for democracy and freedom.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the members of
this body commemorate the sacrifice made by Private James Boggan and honor him
by renaming the Bear Creek Bridge on Highway 32 West in Ambrose, Georgia, the
Private James Boggan Memorial Bridge.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and
directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the Private James
Boggan Memorial Bridge.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit appropriate copies of this resolution to the family of
Private James Boggan and to the Department of Transportation.